In her 1983 documentary on Max Linder, The Man in the Silk Hat, Maud Linder says of Max Linder's rarely-found final feature film (made in Austria): "Nothing remains of this great film but a few stills and scraps of footage, unscreenable today". Fortunately, more of the film was later found.
This version is derived from Max domador por amor, on YouTube. It is slower than the YouTube video, and replaces the Spanish language commentary with a music soundtrack. Like the YouTube video, this has no intertitles. If the original film included intertitles (as most did by that time) that were removed, then that may explain why some transitions seem quite abrupt!
The lack of intertitles is not likely to be a problem for most viewers, as the pantomiming is first-rate and the "zero to hero" story of forbidden romance is simple and familiar:
Despite his uncle's attempts to keep him on a short leash, Max's drunkenness becomes a public disgrace, leading to an ultimatum: marry one of three wealthy maidens, or be disowned. But before Max can pick one, he falls for the daughter of a circus director - who forbids her romance with someone who is not a circus performer. Max then diligently attempts to learn circus performance from a booklet she gives him but, when he is forced to admit his failure to the director, Max is invited to join the circus anyway - as a lion tamer!
If more story details are needed, see this
Variety review dated June 25, 1924 (Warning: includes spoilers!).
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